Webview is the rendering engine countless Android apps use to display Web content, so the ability to deliver fast and frequent security patches to it all throughout the year is a significant shift. This time, a behind-the-scenes app called Webview is getting the a-la-carte treatment. Lollipop also continues Google's trend of pulling pieces out of Android and maintaining them as standalone apps in the Play Store, thus allowing Google to update them regularly and immediately for all users. be confident there's not anything going on behind the scenes," Ludwig explains.
"It's easy for any third-party to look at a device and. In English, the system's security checks will now happen at the highest possible level - deep within the operating system - making them stronger yet also easier to monitor. Another part of it is a new approach to SELinux, a core element of Android's under-the-hood security arsenal.įor the very tech-savvy among us, Android 5.0 switches to a "100-percent enforcing" approach for all apps with SELinux, which shifts every bit of policy enforcement to a kernel-level. Part of that means Android's security system will now keep an eye out for potentially dangerous websites, whether you're using the default Chrome browser or a third-party program, as well as for harmful activity on your network. " taking it a step further and actually looking for a wide range of potential harmful behavior on the device," Ludwig says. And with Lollipop, the patrols around those boxes will be expanding into new terrain. In addition to the Play Store and on-device scanning, Android is built around a sandbox-based setup that gives apps access only to a small portion of a device's data. Android security exists in multiple layers - more so with Lollipop than ever before.
Here are five new or improved elements in the software you might not be aware of: 1. I had a chance to chat with Android Lead Security Engineer Adrian Ludwig about some of the new security-related enhancements on the way with Lollipop.
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